Faith

At the end of the very first chapter in the Book of Mormon, Nephi tells us that he “will show unto us that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance.” (1 Nephi 1:20). And then in...Read More

  One of my favorite parts about where I live is that I live so close to a temple. I feel very fortunate to live in a place that is surrounded by temples. My favorite time to go to the temple is early in the morning when it’s still dark outside. There is something symbolic...Read More

As Porter was getting ready to go up to bed tonight, he stopped at the bottom of the stairs (where I was too) and just stood there for a moment. I’m grateful that I wasn’t feeling irritated or rushed in that moment (especially considering that it was already past bedtime) because typically I probably would...Read More

Part of me doesn’t want to share this. I just want to keep it to myself because it’s special to me. But I feel that I should share it because it might touch someone. Angels are real. I know it. I have known for a while, but this weekend, we had a cool experience and...Read More

While we were in Nauvoo, we decided to go to the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery really quick to see my 4th great grandfather, William Casper’s grave. He died in Nauvoo, shortly before the exodus. I hadn’t ever been to the Old Nauvoo Burial Grounds (also known as the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery) before and until learning about...Read More

While we were in Nauvoo a couple weeks ago, we got to do some sealing ordinances. After the sealing session was over, the sealer said that he had some neat things to show us. First, he took us to the celestial room and we sat in there for a few minutes. Jershon and I sat...Read More